Since 1978, this market, bakery, and eatery has been the spot in P-Crest to buy a tub of tzatziki, fresh pita chips, a hookah, or any Middle Eastern fare. Among our favorites are the parsley-heavy tabbouleh, flavorful marinated chicken platters, excellent falafel, and gyro pita pockets dripping with tahini and salad garnishes. Also superb are the pastries, all very sweet and drenched with butter and honey. It's a lunch-counter service type of joint, but if you're not a fan of take-out, no worries. They've recently extended their once minuscule eating area to a full-fledged dining room decked out in a colorful mural and large booths with tables that have plenty of room for a massive lamb kafta kebab platter.

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